Kenya vs Russia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Kenya
0.1241 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Russia
0.1048 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
65th
Russia rank
68th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Russia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1241 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1048 hectares per square kilometre in Russia, a difference of 0.0193 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 65th and Russia ranks 68th of 206 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4025 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1964 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2061 hectares per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.3606 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1468 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2138 hectares per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.3636 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1271 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2365 hectares per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Kenya or Russia?
- Kenya, at 0.1241 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1048 hectares per square kilometre in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Kenya and Russia?
- 0.0193 hectares per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Russia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Russia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 65th and Russia ranks 68th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.